Firmware Upgrade - NETGEAR HR314 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router
• Transmit Power
Set the transmit signal strength of the access point. The options are "full", "half", "quarter",
"eighth", "and "min". Decrease the transmit power if more than one AP is co-located using the
same channel frequency. Default: Full
• Beacon Interval
Specifies the Beacon Interval value. Enter a value in between 20 to 1000. Default: 100
• DTIM
The Delivery Traffic Indication Message. Specifies the data beacon rate between 1 and 16384.
Default: 1

Firmware Upgrade

The firmware of the internal access point is separately upgradeable from the router's firmware. To
upgrade the access point firmware, click on Firmware Upgrade under the Access Point heading in
the Main Menu of the browser interface. The Firmware Upgrade menu will appear, as shown in
Figure 5-2
Figure 5-2. Access Point Firmware Upgrade menu
The internal access point will contact an FTP server to download new firmware. To upgrade the
access point, follow these steps:
Obtain the new access point firmware from NETGEAR's website.
1.
Install an FTP server on a computer on your local network.
2.
Simple FTP server software for personal computers can be found at many shareware sites.
Create a login account for the router on the FTP server.
3.
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